But this complexity can also quickly become a burden for its creators and showrunners, particularly as a second season looms on the horizon. Which older elements to highlight, and which new ones to interject into the (already-indelible) mix? In which directions – if any at all – should the narrative be expanded?

So that means it’s up to you, dear reader, to help set the (contours and the unfolding of the) story straight. What should Westworld do to ensure it has the greatest possible second season, narratively speaking?

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6 responses to “POLL: What Does Westworld Most Need for Season 2?”

I would like to see more hosts becoming sentient; the hosts then completely taking over the park; how the hosts would run the park differently and the degree of danger guest would now have to face. William would approve!

Stay in the Westworld park and explore the ramifications of the hosts becoming aware… but also have competing factions of hosts who are “awake” and those controlling hosts who have not yet become self-aware. I think that would be a great way to demonstrate how, when given power and opportunity, some people (even AI) will shift their roles from slave to slave-master.